2017 Workplace Strategies
 
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AGENDA
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
10:00 am
Registration Open
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch and Special Presentation: Vacancy Filled: What a New Supreme Court Justice Means for the Business Community [More Info]
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Pre-Conference Immersion Sessions
6:30 pm
Merriment on the USS Midway! [More Info]
 
Thursday, May 4, 2017
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Registration and Breakfast
7:30 am - 8:15 am
Pre-Conference Special Briefings [More Info]
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome to San Diego! [More Info]
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Workplace Strategies 2017—Everything You Need to Know [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 am
“Headline News”—The Perfect Start to Your Workplace Strategies [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Panel Discussion: It’s Going to Be Huge! The Trump Administration and Employers [More Info]
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Keynote Policymaker Perspective: The Trump NLRB: What’s on the Horizon? [More Info]
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 1
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch and Keynote Address: Effectively Managing Crises—and the People Involved in Them [More Info]
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 2
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Room Change
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 3
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Classify This: Emerging Employment Relationships [More Info]
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
The Wacky World of Employment Law [More Info]
4:50 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks and First Prize Drawing
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Surfin’ Safari on the Bay! [More Info]
 
Friday, May 5, 2017
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
7:30 am - 8:15 am
“Early Bird” Sessions
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Day Two Conference Kick Off [More Info]
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Presentation of the Homer Deakins Service Award [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Keynote Policymaker Perspective: Adversity, Advantages, and Adaptation: Transforming Change Into Growth [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Pay Equity—What’s Working, What’s Not [More Info]
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Breakout Sessions—Series 4
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Room Change
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 5
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
"Lunch With The Lawyers"
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Pardon the Interruption! Workplace Strategies Style [More Info]
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Workplace Strategies “TED Talks”: Embracing Diversity in Divisive Times [More Info]
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Main Conference Closing and Grand Prize Drawing
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Post-Conference Special Workshops
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Special Wrap Reception—It’s Cinco de Mayo in San Diego! [More Info]
 
Saturday, May 6, 2017
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast and Roundtable Discussions
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Saturday Keynote Presentation: How to Deal with Difficult People [More Info]
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Break
10:15 am - 11:30 am
Interactive Sessions